Espinoza, Arango lead Earthquakes over Timbers as Jones shines in home debut

SAN JOSE Calif AP Cristian Espinoza had two goals and an assist Cristian Arango added a goal and two assists and the San Jose Earthquakes beat Portland - on Saturday night to end a three-game skid and snap the Timbers seven-game unbeaten streak Three of the Quakes goals came within a -minute span midway through the first half to put them solidly in front Espinoza opened the scoring in the th minute with a one-touch finish off a pass from the lately acquired DeJuan Jones and added a goal in the th on a one-two with Ousseni Bouda Arango flicked in a header off a free kick played in by Jones making his first start for the Quakes after a transaction last month from Columbus to give San Jose - - points a - lead in the th Quakes coach Bruce Arena who coached Jones in New England announced he wasn t surprised by Jones impact in his home debut Jones was glad to make a contribution early in his San Jose tenure Whenever you can get to a new club and make an impact with the scoring right away that s helpful he reported reporters postgame And I m building chemistry fast with my teammates They make it really easy Jones arrival and insertion on the right side of the midfield pushed Espinoza up the pitch in the Quakes formation a welcome change for the captain I felt really content there because I m closer to the goal he disclosed of playing forward closer to my teammates in the highest position on the field Felipe Mora got the Timbers on the board in the nd minute putting away a one-touch finish from the center of the area off a feed from David Da Costa Related Articles MLS Columbus edges Earthquakes - as San Jose loses its third straight match Quakes add another player from Revolution this time a young midfielder Earthquakes acquire USMNT defender DeJuan Jones from Columbus Earthquakes doomed by cluster of defensive lapses in - loss to Kansas City Quakes fall to LAFC as keeper Daniel goes down with head injury Portland - - points lost for the first time since March Bouda capped the scoring in the th minute tapping a ball past Portland keeper Maxime Cr peau after Arango played an arcing cross from the left side to the back post It s a good win against a very good company Arena announced I thought Portland was dangerous throughout the event Our guys responded The Quakes play again on Wednesday when they host Sacramento Republic FC in their opening U S Open Cup match at p m Arena commented he expects to rotate his players for that match